ローテンツルムの洞窟・トップ5

Schwanau Island – a small island with castle ruins and a restaurant. An island boat taxi will take you to and from the island. Please note the departure times.

Small restaurant on the island with ferry, please inform yourself in advance about opening hours or ferry times

The Alt-Wädenswil was once a large castle spread over two hills in the municipality of Richterswil. The castle was built before 1200, and today it is a dilapidated ruin.

Childhood memories walked through there so many times

The castle was first mentioned in writing in 1265. The Freiherrenturm, built before 1200, is the oldest part of the castle. Its outer shells are made of mighty boulders. 1287 sold the last baron Rudolf III. for lack of descendants, the lordship of Wädenswil to the Johanniterhaus Bubikon. Wädenswil became a commander of the Johanniter. After the Reformation, the Johanniter sold the lordship of Wädenswil with all rights to the city of Zurich in 1549. In 1900 an initiative committee acquired the castle grounds and in 1902 established the Foundation for the Preservation of Alt-Wädenswil Castle.

A really impressive ruin, with several barbecue areas around and on the main castle. The ruin is nowhere secured by railings, CLIMB AT YOUR OWN RISK!

One of the most impressive ruins in the area.

The castle chapel of Pfäffikon The castle chapel of Pfäffikon. The place name Pfäffikon means "court of the priest". It is assumed that there was a building here on the shore of Lake Zurich, in which the clergyman who looked after the island of Ufenau lived, together with the associated area. The castle and the chapel, like the island of Ufenau, have belonged to the Einsiedeln monastery for centuries. Anselm von Schwanden, abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey from 1233 to 1266, had the thick tower built, which we can still see here today. It is believed that the tower served primarily as a granary for the monastery's growing agricultural crops. In the early 14th century, the town bailiff of Rapperswil attacked the storage tower in Pfäffikon, but the local population of Rapperswil then stopped him from plundering it. As a result of this raid, the tower was reinforced with a moat. Today's chapel dedicated to Saint Eustace was consecrated in 1568. Eustace is an early Christian martyr who died around 118 AD. In 1798, French troops plundered the church. The present interior dates from the late 19th century. The neo-baroque altars were created in the monastery workshop in Einsiedeln. The canteen of the high altar now serves as a people's altar. The relics of Saint Pope Clement of Rome are said to be in this canteen. A look at the left side altar brings us back to the island of Ufenau. Here we see relics of St. Adalrich, who - as we have heard - worked as a priest on the island in the 10th century. Source / Literature: Buschor Oechslin, Anja: The art monuments of the canton of Schwyz. Volume 4: The District Courts. New edition. Bern. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History. 2010. 379 pages with illustrations and index. Linen with dust jacket. Series: The art monuments of Switzerland; volume 118